Spector Introduces CodaP 4 Pro and CodaPJ 4 Pro Basses
Spector has expanded their Coda Pro line with the CodaP 4 Pro and CodaPJ 4 Pro basses. The models are inspired by vintage design and are fitted with P and P/J pickup configurations, respectively, matched to the company’s TonePump Jr circuit.
Both basses feature a one-piece maple neck with a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard and an alder body, while the CodaP 4 Pro adds a figured maple top in a tobacco sunburst gloss finish. Their preamps offer +/-12db bass and treble boosts in addition to volume controls.
The Spector CodaP 4 Pro and CodaPJ 4 Pro basses are expected soon. A price point was not yet available.
Spector CodaP 4 Pro Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Bolt-On |
| Body: | Alder |
| Top: | Figured Maple |
| Neck: | 1-piece Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Frets: | 20 |
| Inlays: | Dot Markers |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 16″ |
| Width at Nut: | 1.5″ |
| Pickups: | Spector Split-Coil Alnico |
| Electronics: | Spector TonePump Jr |
| Bridge: | Spector Locking Die-Cast |
| Color: | Tobacco Sunburst |
| Finish: | High Gloss |
Spector CodaPJ 4 Pro Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Bolt-On |
| Body: | Alder |
| Neck: | 1-piece Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Frets: | 20 |
| Inlays: | Dot Markers |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 16″ |
| Width at Nut: | 1.5″ |
| Pickups: | Spector Split-Coil Alnico, Spector Alnico Single Coil |
| Electronics: | Spector TonePump Jr |
| Bridge: | Spector Locking Die-Cast |
| Color: | Black |
| Finish: | High Gloss |
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Why 20 frets?, c’mon
It´s due to the “classical precison basses” conception design.
It’s a pointless adherence to the past. I doubt an extra fret or two would really comprise the design. Even Fender themselves had a time when the Deluxe line P and J basses had 22 frets. I wish they had kept that line or option around. Warmoth is a thing because Fender notoriously ignores feedback and proudly wallows in 60 year old design philosophy. I think the Vintage reissue line should be just that. However, I think the Standard line and especially those billed as Deluxe should embrace new features. Active electronics, more ergo design, more frets, more accesible truss rod adjustment, etc. And yes I know that they have partially done so here and there, on and off, but I think they should continue along the same path that brought us the Dimension. While others my scream that it is a Music Man rip-off, it addresses several shortcomings of the other models. I want more from Fender than ad nauseam tiny variations on a 60 year old theme.